| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.21 |
| Liaison | Feletia Lee |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2024 |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
IN-18: Green Event Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Casey
Shotton Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have or participate in a green event certification program?:
Has the institution held one or more certified events in the previous year?:
Does the institution’s green event certification program address the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Sustainable transportation options, teleconferencing options, and/or carbon offsets | Yes |
| Sustainable catering (e.g., sourcing local and third party certified food and beverages, providing vegetarian/vegan options, using reusable/compostable materials) | Yes |
| Paper consumption (e.g., minimization and recycled/FSC certified content) | Yes |
| Energy efficiency (e.g., equipment and lighting) | Yes |
| Waste minimization and diversion | Yes |
| Communications and/or signage about the sustainable practices | Yes |
A brief description of the institution’s green event certification program:
The Gold Talon Events program is a 3 tiered system to encourage hosting sustainable events. The first tier represents what everyone should be doing for every event in all of the categories above. Second tier is above and beyond, and third tier includes educating guests about the event's sustainable aspects. The Office of Sustainability has a partnership with UNCW Catering to provide sustainable catering practices for all events that indentify as "Gold Talon." The Office is also in partnership with UNCW Advancement to hold every single one of their events as Gold Talon. This office holds dozens of events per semester and reaches many on and off-campus partners with these events.
Website URL where information about the green event certification program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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